In the service area of the “Horadiz” border detachment of the Border Troops of the State Border Service, suspicious movements of an unknown person were observed by a border patrol, the Press Center of the SBS told APA.
The border outpost was immediately raised on the “To Arms” command, the service area was sealed off, and a border search was conducted.
As a result of the conducted operational-combat measures, a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan – born in 1989, Huseyn Rafig Allahverdiyev – was detained, and during the inspection of a package belonging to him, a total of 16 kilograms and 650 grams of the narcotic substance marijuana was discovered and seized.
Operational-investigative measures on the fact are ongoing.